Clutch for arrows and bow-strings



J. DAVID. Clutch for Arrow and Bow-Strings.

No. 226,288. Patented April 6,1880.

N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGYON, 0.0.

JACOB DAVID, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CLUTCH FOR ARROWS AND BOW-STRINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,288, dated April 6, 1880.

Application filed December 11, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JACOB DAVID, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Device or Clutch for Arrows and Bow-Strings, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my device as applied to a bow and arrow. Fig. 2 is a side view of my shooting device on a larger scale than the previous figure. Fig. 3 is a transverse section in the planeam Fig. 2.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in a shooting device for arrows composed of a clasp or socket adapted to catch hold of the butt-end of an arrow and afinger-piece provided with a tripping device for the bow-string; also, in the combination, with a tubular socket adapted to receive the butt-end of an arrow and provided with slots to admit the bow-string, of a finger-piece adapted to turn on the tubular socket, and provided with lugs adapted to catch over the bow-string after the same has been introduced into the slots of the tubular socket, so that by applying my shooting device to the arrow and to the bow-string said string, together with the arrow, can be pulled back with great facility, and then, by turning the fin ger-piece, the bow-strin g is released and the arrow shot off with great convenience and accuracy.

In the example shown in the drawings, the letter A designates a tubular socket, which is bored out wide enough to fit the butt-end of an arrow nicely, without, however, taking a firm hold of the same. For difierent-sized arrows sockets of different capacity have to be provided, or the butt-ends of the arrows have to be made of uniform size in order to fit the socket of my shooting device. Said tubular socket is provided with two slots, at, in its side, one diametrically opposite the other, so that the socket can be passed over the bowstring 1), (see Figs. 1 and 2,) and when the arrow B is placed into the socket A and over the bow-string the nock of said arrow is in line with the slots a.

With the tubular socket A is combined a finger-piece, O. In the example shown in the drawings the body of this finger-piece is bored out to admit the socket A, and it is so arranged that it can turn round on said socket, its revolving motion being limited by a pin, 0-, secured in the socket, and by shoulders (I d formed in the body of the finger-piece, as shown in Fig. 2.

It is obvious, however, that the form of my shooting device can be changed in various ways without deviating from my invention.

Said finger-piece is provided on its outer end with two curved arms, 6 e, which give a convenient hold to the fingers of the archer, and on the inner end of said fingerpiece are formed two lugs or tripping-pieces, f f. If the slots a of the tubular socket are passed over the bowstring b and the finger-piece is turned to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the lugs f f catch over the bow-string, so that the same can be drawn back with great force. Before drawing the bow-strin g back, however, the arrow is introduced into the tubular socket A, so that its nock is in line with the slots a (t and with the bow-string, and by applying the fingers to the arms 0 c the bow-string, together with the arrow, can be conveniently drawn back, and by turning the finger-piece in the direction of the arrow marked on it in Figs. 1 and 2 the bow-string is tripped by the lugs f f and the arrow is shot off with great accuracy.

It will be readily seen from this description that by my shooting device the bow-strin g can be drawn back without the direct application of the fingers to said string, so that no injury to the fingers can result and, furthermore, the full force of the arm can be applied in drawing back the bow-string, and in tripping said string the course of the arrow is not disturbed. r

I do not claim, broadly, a hand-clutch for straining a bow-string, and provided with an unlocking device for instantaneously setting free the bow-string; but

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A shooting device for arrows composed the same has been introduced into the slots of the tubular socket, substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 15 have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of December, 1879.

JACOB DAVID. L. s. 1

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KASIENHUBER. 

